A Heroic Team India: Inspiring Lessons on Soft Skills from a World-Class Cricket Team

Abstract

The victory at Gabba is a hallmark of a team’s collective vision and strength to outshine in the face of crisis and prove how the ordinary becomes the extraordinary when they intend to deliver as a single unit. The team was down and out, the morale was all time low, and the poorest test score of 36 all out in minds were the enough reasons to be defensive in the final test. Then the team India turned the table and scripted a historical win against Australia where draw and the defeat were the only options. What and how did the captain, team payers, supporting staff, selectors strategize their roles to push this ‘Team India’ a powerful one? The Team India is a saga of grit, glory and struggle combining several initiatives and touching new heights unprecedented to it. The researcher synthesizes the various contours of the world-class Team India and offers the strategic lessons that can inspire corporates, professionals and young aspirants across the fields of their choice.